Slidell Tries To Turn Jesus Portrait Into Historical Display

Apparently having some second thoughts about its defense of a portrait of Jesus -- as depicted in an Eastern Orthodox icon-- hanging in the lobby of its City Court, the city of Slidell, Louisiana has now expanded the courthouse display to include a copy of the Constitution and portraits of 15 "notable lawgivers in history," including Moses, Charlemagne, and Napoleon. Alliance Defense Fund lawyer Michael Johnson,who is defending the city said that the expanded display is modeled after one in the U.S. Supreme Court. Reporting on these developments, the Associated Press quotes the president of the Louisiana chapter of the ACLU who says that the new move is "creative" but "ultimately disingenuous". (See prior related posting .)